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Scottish Referendum Part 2 - Electric Boogaloo
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“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
Sturgeon's obsession with continuous referendum's has been despite the mood of Scotland not being on her side. Scotland has spoken, they don't want to leave the UK, they don't want another referendum. It seems to me they'd rather leave (or stay in) the EU with the UK rather than outside.
Complete misjudgement on her part. SNP needs to move on with looking after the issues that matter in Scotland rather than putting that all on the back burner and constantly sabre rattling about independence. She can probably take some consolation in that the UK will probably now not have a hard Brexit. But IndyRef2 was never about the EU - that was simply her excuse. If the vote had been to remain, she would simply use a different excuse.
Ironic that it is Scotland's votes that will prop up the Tory minority government. Even Sturgeon's rants about Scotland not getting the government voted for are now in the river - if Scotland had not voted in a dozen or so MPs, we would not be talking about a Tory minority government.Taking a break from contractingComment
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Originally posted by chopper View PostScotland has spoken, they don't want to leave the UK, they don't want another referendum..one day at a timeComment
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Originally posted by sbakoola View Postjust imagine if everyone got out of bed in the morning and said "I declare my apartment in Ludlow independent of the UK with it's own laws, money and tax policies
How do you think fiefdoms of old were created? You stake a claim to somewhere, anywhere you please, and you just make sure you have a big/strong enough army to defend that against those who would disagree with you.
In many ways, our entire history of who conquered where all comes down to "who had the bigger stick".Comment
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Some UTTER pi$$h being spoken here.The SNP still WON the vast bulk of the seats in Scotland (70% of the seats. Would be regarded as a thumping landslide if it was UK wide) Comparing them to the Lib Dems; a gross misrepresentation of the reality. Apart from that the SNP are not the independence movement, its a wider movement than one party."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostSome UTTER pi$$h being spoken here.The SNP still WON the vast bulk of the seats in Scotland (70% of the seats. Would be regarded as a thumping landslide if it was UK wide) Comparing them to the Lib Dems; a gross misrepresentation of the reality. Apart from that the SNP are not the independence movement, its a wider movement than one party.
70% seats does not mean 70% support for independence. Vastly more people voted for pro-union parties than pro-independence.Taking a break from contractingComment
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Originally posted by chopper View PostThank you for your forewarning that you were about to speak UTTER pi$$h.
70% seats does not mean 70% support for independence. Vastly more people voted for pro-union parties than pro-independence."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostNot all people who voted for independence voted for the SNP.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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